Tellus Institute Report: Assessment of Materials Management Options for the Massachusetts Solid Waste Master Plan Review [Concludes “gasification … [is] unlikely to play a major role in municipal solid waste management in Massachusetts.” Also notes that “emission factors used to compare environmental performance are based largely on modeling and/or vendor claims … as opposed to actual operational data from real world experience.”] – Tellus Institute 12/08 http://www.mass.gov/dep/recycle/priorities/tellusmmr.pdf

Incineration of Municipal Solid Waste: An Update on Pollution [also addresses pyrolysis gasification and other forms of staged incineration] – Pembina Institute in collaboration with the David Suzuki Foundation, Sierra Legal, Toronto Environmental Alliance, Canadian Environmental Law Association and Great Lakes United 5/07 http://www.pembina.org/pub/1450